you totally just made my day! I have been thinking about making a swallowtail with some of my handspun, but I was worried I wouldn't have enough yarn (I have only about 420ish meters) and that is the perfect fix! You are my hero of the day! Your shawl looks just absolutely gorgeous!

I sound like a bamboo advocate... I also want to find a pool full of bamboo fibre just so I can wallow in it. Should that be so hard? Once daylight hits, I'll try and see if I can take a decent pic of the bamboo I'm spinning.

Yes! Yes! That's EXACTLY it! I'm just utterly fascinated watching it spin onto the bobbin in a perfectly even single, and then looking at what I've already spun on the bobbin and seeing this mass of softly glowing/shimmering beautiful singles... *sigh* love at first spin.

I have heard that knit or crocheted bamboo is not very sturdy, that it becomes fibrous and gets "scuzzy"/linty/pilly very easily. I love the feel of it, but I haven't actually knit with it before...

What do you all think? Thank'ya!

I knit a clapotis with some commercially prepared bamboo and it is holding up really well, and I didn't notice any pilling. I haven't worked with handspun bamboo until last night, so when I get it done and knit up into something fabulous, I'll definitely let you know how it acts. Hopefully someone else reading here will be able to answer you sooner than I can

Ok, so I just got some bamboo top in the mail from Hollyeqq Specifically the Rockstar Chic colourway. And that stuff is like crack. Seriously. I have spent the last FIVE hours just spinning it. Straight. No rest breaks of any kind. I am so amazed at how smooth and even bamboo spins. And I am spinning it FINE like, not quite even as thick as sewing thread. And I got about a third of the 3.5oz spun up. This is ridiculous. I just had to share the amazingness of bamboo. Everyone should try it. I really don't want to stop touching it. MUST TOUCH MORE...

How about anyone else? Share my love? Hate it? Experiences? I'm kind of hoping that bamboo doesn't ruin me for silk... How does silk even compare to bamboo? Is there anything out there that is better than bamboo? I just can't fathom it at this moment in time. Share your experiences with me people!